![]() The two of them grill him and Colin eats half a sandwich, offering the other half to Richard (who takes a bite without issue) and then offering it to the city planner who is terrified to even touch it because of Colin's illness. In the course of the weekend, Sinclair infers Natalie is having an affair because she was not in Nuneaton where she claimed to be (he tries to call her when the dishwasher floods the kitchen), but she still claims that this was where she was on her return.Īt Richard's job, Colin is dying but Richard takes him out of hospital one last time to confront an unpleasant city planner with facts they intend to publish in their magazine. Natalie and Richard meet again in Sinclair's parents' apartment and have sex, although afterwards, Natalie is quite firm that their relationship must end because, after all, they are brother and sister. After this revelation, Richard and Colin find it hard to interact with each other because they are both pretending nothing is wrong. Meanwhile, at work, which Richard has proven to be good at, Colin has developed AIDS and informs the office. Eventually, they succumb to their desires and have sex.Īfterwards, they try to avoid each other this proves difficult as Sinclair invites Richard round to a social gathering and the two, still attracted to each other, agree to meet again to sort things through. He stops her and wanders to the other side of the room. Natalie tries to make Richard stop her from making love. While attempting to prevent their attraction for each other from spilling over, they end up naked on the floor. Shortly after Richard's visit to her home, she visits his apartment. However, Natalie is not fully happy with her life because she feels insignificant compared to Sinclair. He is introduced to Sinclair and the two get along extremely well as they are both highly intelligent and seem to have similar interests in literature ( Marcel Proust) and a similar outlook on life. Richard, who does not go to the wedding, finally visits Natalie in her palatial home in Petersham and is surprised by her changed, more "posh" mannerisms. She does not get the job but later marries Sinclair. Meanwhile, Natalie applies for a job as secretary to a very powerful and rich stock analyst named Sinclair Bryant ( Alan Rickman). The editor, Colin ( Karl Johnson), is somewhat skeptical of Richard's intentions but takes him on anyway to work with his deputy, Jessica ( Lesley Sharp). ![]() Richard, committed to the environment and sustainable town planning, is interviewed for a job with the magazine Urban Alert, formed to put pressure on the planners of Docklands to consider the needs of the local residents. During this time, Richard becomes an extremely successful town planner and something of a lothario while Natalie's career stagnates in a succession of low-level administrative jobs she hates. Richard does not seem to have a reaction. Richard's attempts to lighten the mood are ended when Natalie pulls him into a somewhat passionate embrace, although she immediately apologizes and makes the excuse she just wanted someone to hug. ![]() ![]() On Richard's insistence, they go for a late-night walk and Natalie seems to cheer up, but on waking in the middle of the night, due to loud music from the neighboring apartment, Richard finds Natalie still awake and still extremely depressed. She is also unhappy in her job as a buyer. Natalie has recently bought a fairly noisy apartment with her lover only to have him leave her within two months. Town planning student Richard Gillespie ( Clive Owen) walks through a scene of tower-blocks en-route to visit his older sister Natalie ( Saskia Reeves), whom he is not very close to since they each grew up with a different parent after their parents divorced.
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